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The transcendental philosophy of Krishnachandra

an Indian approach to human life

Koushik Joardar

pp. 339-346

Abstract

The present article humbly proposes that, inspired by Kant, one of the greatest modern Indian philosophers, Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya, was doing a sort of phenomenology in the name of "Transcendental Psychology" without knowing of the existence of Husserl and his works. The task of a philosopher or the reflecting consciousness, says Krishnachandra, is to practice a kind of regress towards transcendental subjectivity in order to realize the subject as freedom. At the final stage of this, the subject-object distinction vanishes altogether and thereby the Absolute is achieved. Krishnachandra, being influenced by Kantian-Hegelian philosophy and being committed to the Indian philosophical tradition, has advocated a special kind of phenomenology that is both descriptive and prescriptive. The goal of his transcendental philosophy is mokṣa (liberation).

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Published in:

Smith William S, Smith Jadwiga, Verducci Daniela (2018) Eco-Phenomenology: life, human life, post-human life in the harmony of the Cosmos. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 339-346

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77516-6_26

Full citation:

Joardar Koushik (2018) „The transcendental philosophy of Krishnachandra: an Indian approach to human life“, In: W.S. Smith, J. Smith & D. Verducci (eds.), Eco-Phenomenology, Dordrecht, Springer, 339–346.